On Tuesday, the House voted down its fourth Opposition Day motion. This motion, tabled by the PCs was critical of the government’s imports and exports of electricity. From 2013 to 2016 electricity exports provided $1 billion of savings to ratepayers.

On Wednesday, the House passed Bill 148, Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act, 2017. Bill 148 will raise the minimum wage to $14 an hour on January 1, 2018 and $15 an hour on January 1, 2019. The Bill also includes provisions ensuring equal pay for equal work and establishes leave for victims of domestic and sexual violence. The PCs voted against the third reading of Bill 148.

Bill 173, Reducing Waste One Pod at a Time Act, 2017, sponsored by PC MPP Norm Miller also passed second reading unanimously in the House. The Bill would, if passed, prohibit the sale of single use beverage pods unless they are fully compostable.

Bill 153, Organic Products Act, 2017 sponsored by NDP MPP Peter Tabuns and PC MPP Sylvia Jones also passed unanimously in the House. The Bill would, if passed, prohibit the marketing and labelling of products as “organic” unless they have been certified as organic in accordance with the Act.

In Committee

Public Hearings:

The Standing Committee on General Government on: Bill 160, Strengthening Quality and Accountability for Patients Act, 2017